EPA Proposes Changes to Safer Choice Standard Label Requirements

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard, according to the agency Monday.

The Safer Choice Standard identifies the requirements that products and their ingredients must meet to earn EPA’s Safer Choice label or Design for the Environment (DfE) logo, the EPA said.

The agency is proposing such updates as a new certification for cleaning service providers that use Safer Choice- and DfE-certified products to help protect workers who use cleaning products all day, according to the EPA.

Public comments on the updates are due by Jan. 16, 2024, and the agency will host a ...